Embedded Software Engineer

Intellias; Porto; On-site; EUR 34,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellias invites you to join a fast-growing team delivering embedded software for automotive applications. You will develop, test, and maintain software for safety-critical vehicle systems, collaborating with hardware and software engineers, testers, and customers to ensure robust solutions.

The role emphasizes requirements engineering, design, and testing under automotive standards, with exposure to cutting-edge features like sensor and control interfaces across safety-critical domains.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic and Computer Engineering.
• 2–3 years of software and/or system development for embedded systems.
• Understanding of embedded systems and C programming.
• Knowledge of ARM Cortex-M and automotive bus systems (LIN/CAN/FR).
• Familiarity with Automotive Spice, ISO 26262 and agile software development methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, maintain, and document embedded software for automotive applications.
• Define software development and testing requirements for functionally safe customer solutions.
• Collaborate with customers, business lines, HW and SW engineers, and test managers.
• Contribute to cutting-edge applications such as ultrasonic distance measurement and ambient light sensing.
• Take ownership of technical decisions and contribute ideas throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Help shape automotive products with direct impact on driving and user experience.

Skills

Embedded software development

C programming

ARM Cortex-M

Automotive bus systems (LIN/CAN/FR)

Agile

Education

Electrical/Electronic and Computer Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Automotive SPICE

ISO 26262

Job description

Drivers of change, it’s your time to pave new ways. Intellias, a leading software provider in the automotive industry, invites you to develop the future of driving. Join the team and create products used by 2 billion people in the world.

You’ll be joining a fast-growing team focused on developing innovative microelectronics solutions for the automotive industry. Our technology plays an important role in modern vehicles, enabling components to communicate, measure, regulate, and control critical functions across areas such as safety, comfort, powertrain, and vehicle networking.

Our portfolio covers a wide range of technologies, including advanced lighting systems, LiDAR and ultrasonic ranging, object and gesture recognition, thermal management, electronic fuse control, and Smart Sensor Platforms (SSPs). You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to products that are directly shaping the next generation of automotive technology.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic and Computer Engineering or a comparable technical qualification
• 2-3 years of software and/or system development for embedded systems, preferably in the automotive industry
• Understanding of embedded systems and C programming
• Experience with HW, oscilloscope
• Knowledge of the ARM Cortex-M environment
• Knowledge of automotive bus systems (focus on LIN/CAN/FR) and interfaces
• Methodological knowledge of requirements engineering, software architecture, programming and testing as well as knowledge of the relevant standards (Automotive Spice, ISO 26262) and agile software development methods

Nice to have:

• Experience with sensor technology (ultrasonic applications, pressure measurement technology, filter concepts and characteristic curve correction methods),
• Experience with light control and mixing methods/calibration (focus on RGB-LED)
• Experience with SW Requirements and Architecture design, SW Detail Design and Implementation.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, maintain, and document embedded software for automotive applications
• Define software development and testing requirements for functionally safe customer solutions
• Collaborate closely with customers, business lines, hardware and software engineers, and test managers
• Contribute to the development of cutting-edge applications such as ultrasonic distance measurement, ambient light sensing, and intuitive user interfaces
• Take ownership of technical decisions and contribute ideas throughout the product development lifecycle
• Help shape automotive products with direct impact on the driving and user experience